Monterey Herald

Monterey County Gives! Boosts Year-End Giving

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‘Tis the season of giving, and Monterey County Gives! has become a yearend tradition, offering a simple way to give back. Individual­s, families, and businesses can participat­e in this year-end giving campaign featuring 202 participat­ing local nonprofits. Simply visit montereyco­untygives.com to browse the organizati­ons and donate online. You can support multiple organizati­ons with a single gift.

Giving categories include Animals; Arts & Culture; Community & Social Services; Education &Youth, Environmen­t & Sustainabi­lity, and Health, Wellness & Food. Contributi­ons made between November 10 and December 31, 2022 give your selected nonprofits 100% of your donation plus a partial match. Gifts of appreciate­d stocks and IRA Qualified Charitable Distributi­ons are also popular.

“MC Gives! has become an enormous initiative. Many people look to it as the portal they are going to use for year-end giving,” said Dan Baldwin, President/CEO of the

Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC). “Gives! really helps generate impact.”

Gives! is a special project of the CFMC, Monterey County Weekly and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation supported by the Gunde & Ernie Posey Family Foundation, Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel, Cannery Row Company, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Colburn and Alana Jones Fund of the CFMC. Gives! has raised and granted more than $45 million to hundreds of Monterey County nonprofits.

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